On November 19, Colorado State University graduate students shared innovative research, creative artistry and entrepreneurial projects while competing for $24,300 in scholarships at the tenth annual Grad Show. The event connected 295 presenters from all eight colleges and special academic units. Many chemistry graduate students presented their research at the showcase. This year, five chemistry grad students [Read More...]
2025 Graduate Student Showcase
November 24, 2025
On November 19, Colorado State University graduate students shared innovative research, creative artistry and entrepreneurial projects while competing for $24,300 in scholarships at the tenth annual Grad Show. The event connected 295 presenters from all eight colleges and special academic units. Many chemistry graduate students presented their research at the showcase. This year, five chemistry grad students [Read More...]
Professor Anna Allen Defended Organic Chemistry at CSU Debate Club Event
November 17, 2025
On Tuesday, November 11, Professor Anna Allen defended why Organic Chemistry is needed as a course at CSU’s newly founded Debate Club. Professor Allen argued that the programs that require organic chemistry are generally the sciences of living things and living things are made of carbon and the processes that keep them living are primarily [Read More...]
Professors Megan Hill and Harmony Tucker were awarded 2025 Teaching and Mentoring Awards
November 17, 2025
On Monday, November 10, Professors Megan Hill and Harmony Tucker were awarded 2025 Teaching and Mentoring Awards at the CNS Professor Laureate lecture and the Teaching and Mentoring Awards Ceremony. Professor Hill was awarded an Early Career (pre-tenure) Faculty Excellence in Teaching and/or Mentoring Award. Professor Tucker was awarded a Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching [Read More...]
2025 IMAGINATES
November 3, 2025
Katelyn Richard, grad student, hosted her second IMAGINATES event in collaboration with the Poudre Library District. Last year, the visiting students toured the Chemistry building and spent their day in different labs ending with a hands on experiment. This year the students spent the day hands on learning and doing various experiments in CSU’s Plant [Read More...]
Professor Jill Robinson Joins the Chemistry Department
August 29, 2025
The Department of Chemistry welcomes its newest faculty member, Professor Jill Robinson! Professor Robinson holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Northeast Missouri State University and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her doctoral research focused on the development of a lightweight, portable instrument for measuring nitric oxide—both as an [Read More...]
Professor Chuck Henry Awarded 2025 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry – Electrochemistry Award
March 24, 2025
Professor Chuck Henry was awarded the 2025 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry – Electrochemistry award. The award is given to those who are advancing the field of electrochemical analysis in one or more of the following ways: Conceptualization and development of unique instrumentation that has made a significant impact on the field. Development of novel [Read More...]
Assistant Teaching Professor Brittney Morgan awarded a FIIE Fellowship
March 24, 2025
Professor Brittney Morgan recently received designation as a Faculty Institute of Inclusive Excellence Fellow. The Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence is a program aimed at educating faculty about diversity, equity, and inclusion principles through a series of workshops that culminate in a project aimed at advancing DEI work across campus. For her final project, Brittney [Read More...]
Delphine Farmer Selected as a 2025 Professor Laureate
February 27, 2025
The College of Natural Resources at CSU has selected Professor Delphine Farmer as one of two 2025 Professor Laureates. The award is the college’s highest academic honor. It is reserved for dedicated faculty with outstanding contributions to the mission of research, teaching, mentoring and outreach. Professor Laureates are exemplary of the College’s commitment to excellence [Read More...]
2025 Global Women’s Breakfast
February 24, 2025
The annual Global Women’s Breakfast at Colorado State University took place on Tuesday, February 11, uniting a diverse group of faculty, graduate students, and staff to celebrate the accomplishments of women and engage in thought-provoking discussions on gender equality, empowerment, and collaboration. This year, the Chemistry Department proudly hosted the only GWB2025 event in the [Read More...]
Professor Debbie Crans Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
February 17, 2025
Professor Debbie Crans was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Conference on Catalysis and Reaction Engineering. Crans was recognized for her groundbreaking contributions in the fields of bio and organic chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical biology. The award showcases how Crans dedicated her life to fostering the next generation of scientists. As a [Read More...]
Graduate Student Showcase 2024
December 2, 2024
This year’s Graduate Student Showcase took place on November 20 at the Lory Student Center. This is a showcase of research, entrepreneurship, and creativity – a conference for students to present their work and talents, to connect with other graduate students and faculty at CSU, learn about other disciplines and gain conference experience. The students [Read More...]
Professor Robert Paton and Kristin Berthold Awarded at Ceremony
November 25, 2024
Professor Robert Paton has won an Early Career Faculty Excellence in Teaching and/or Mentoring (Pre-Tenure) award. Kristin Berthold was recognized on November 18 with Dean’s Recognition Award. The entire department appreciates there commitment to excellence in the work they do. Professors Megan Willis and Carlos Olivo also received nominations by the department for CNS awards. The [Read More...]
Eleven Chemistry Majors Make the Spring 2024 Dean’s List
September 9, 2024
Eleven students majoring in Chemistry made the Spring 2024 dean’s list. These students will receive a certificate from the dean for their achievement. The College of Natural Sciences’ dean’s list is composed of students with a 3.75 grade point average or above for the semester. Students must take 12 or more credits to be eligible, [Read More...]
Current Chemistry Faculty and Students Reconnect with Alumni
August 26, 2024
During the ACS 2024 Fall Conference, alumni, faculty, and friends came together for a reception to celebrate the honors and achievements of Colorado State University chemistry faculty and students. The evening included food and drinks accompanied by a few remarks by Department Chair Matt Shores. The evening was an opportunity for reconnection. Faculty reunited with [Read More...]
Professor Romana Jarosova Joins the Department of Chemistry
August 19, 2024
The Department of Chemistry welcomes our newest faculty member, Professor Romana Jarosova. Jarosova’s research focuses on development and application of cutting-edge methods and tools for the detection of biologically relevant compounds; understanding and prevention of cognitive decline, with a primary focus on Alzheimer’s disease. Born and raised in the Czech Republic, Jarosova was first introduced [Read More...]
Associate Professor Sambur hosts the 2nd Electrochemistry Today Symposium
August 12, 2024
On August 6-8, Associate Professor Sambur hosted the 2nd Electrochemistry Today Symposium. The symposium honors the scientific legacies of Heinz Gerischer and Achim Lewerenz, who contributed to the fundamental understanding of semiconductor electrochemistry, photoelectrochemical solar cells, and fuel generating systems. The meeting bought together chemists, physicists, engineers, and materials scientists from all over the world. [Read More...]
Professor Chuck Henry Wins Scholarship Impact Award: Career Achievement
April 29, 2024
Professor Chuck Henry has won a Scholarship Impact Award: Career Achievement. This award highlights those whose research and scholarly activities have had a major impact on their field nationally and/or internationally. Henry’s combination of scientific peer-reviewed publications, grant funding, and students who have graduated were taken into consideration for the award. His substantial contributions and [Read More...]
Kristin Berthold is Awarded a CPC Outstanding Achievement Award
April 22, 2024
Executive Assistant to the Department Chair, Kristin Berthold, was honored at the Classified Personnel Council Awards Ceremony. Kristin was awarded one of the five Classified Personnel Council (CPC) Outstanding Achievement Awards (university wide). The award celebrates meritorious and outstanding achievements to the University by state classified employees. Chemistry Department Chair, Matt Shores, made the nomination [Read More...]
Associate Professor Justin Sambur awarded Monfort Professorship
April 8, 2024
Professor Justin Sambur has been awarded a Monfort Professorship for the 2024-2026 period. Monfort Professorships are awarded to CSU Professors who are rising stars in their fields. The program supports early-career faculty by providing unrestricted support for advancing their research, teaching, and career. Sambur is the sixth faculty member from the Department of Chemistry to win the professorship. [Read More...]
Imaginates
April 3, 2024
On March 13, 2024, grad student, Katelyn Redinger organized an event in collaboration with the Poudre Library called IMAGINATES. IMAGINATES is a bilingual youth program (Spanish and English) through the Poudre Library District. The program reaches out to youth (13-17) who come from diverse families. The event welcomed Fort Collins community youth to the CSU [Read More...]
36 Chemistry Majors Make the Fall 2023 Dean’s List
January 29, 2024
36 students majoring in Chemistry made the Fall 2023 dean’s list. These students will receive a certificate from the dean for their achievement. The College of Natural Sciences’ dean’s list is composed of students with a 3.75 grade point average or above for the semester. Students must take 12 or more credits to be eligible, [Read More...]
Farewell to Professor Joe Zadrozny
December 20, 2023
Assistant Professor Joe Zadrozny will be leaving CSU’s Department of Chemistry at the end of December, and he will begin the new year in his new position at Ohio State University. He worked in the department for six years. Joe’s research was in inorganic and materials chemistry, employing synthetic chemistry to command the quantum properties [Read More...]
Colorado State University Awarded Multimillion Dollar Research Fund
December 11, 2023
Colorado State University is one of three research hubs chosen to share $42 million research fund over four years. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and the University of Rochester in New York State will share the fund with CSU. CSU will get $16 million of the $42 million. The CSU hub will study multiple [Read More...]
Andrew Bates and Skyler Markham Awarded at International Vanadium Symposium
December 6, 2023
Grad students, Andrew Bates and Skyler Markham, from Professor Debbie Crans’ group, went to the 2023 International Vanadium Symposium held in Lisbon, Portugal. Both Andrew and Skyler received Biological Inorganic Chemistry awards for their presentations. Andrew presented a joint project by the Crans and Zadrozny groups entitled “Increasing temperature sensitivity for 51V NMR thermometers through [Read More...]
CSU ACS POLY/PMSE Student Chapter Wins Award
December 4, 2023
ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering awarded CSU’s ACS POLY/PMSE Student Chapter the Best Student Chapter award for the 2022/2023 academic year. The award came with a $500 prize for the Student Chapter to be used towards chapter activities. The POLY/PMSE Student Chapters provide networking and [Read More...]
Professor Chris Ackerson Awarded Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative Fund
December 1, 2023
Professor Chris Ackerson has been awarded funding from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Donor Advised Fund (DAF) through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF). Professor Ackerson’s Cryo-CLEM Labels application, “Cloneable Quantum Dots” aims to evaluate a cloneable fluorescent zinc-selenide quantum dot in cellular light and electron microscopy, and to develop a cloneable bismuth quantum dot as [Read More...]
Graduate Student Showcase Awards
November 17, 2023
The 2023 Graduate Student Showcase took place on November 15, 2023, at the Lory Student Center. The Showcase highlighted research, entrepreneurship, and creativity in CSU’s graduate students. It gave grad students the opportunity to present their research and connect with their student peers and faculty. In addition to conference experience gained, students’ work was entered [Read More...]
Inaugural Oren Anderson Memorial Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry
November 6, 2023
On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Professors Lawrence Que and Emily Que presented at our Inaugural Oren Anderson Memorial Lecturein Inorganic Chemistry. The lecture is named for the late Professor Oren Anderson who dedicated 37 years of teaching and groundbreaking research to the Department of Chemistry at CSU. His research focused on small and macromolecular structures [Read More...]
CSU Department of Chemistry Alum, Kiah Hicks, Inducted into the CSU Athletics Hall of Fame
November 1, 2023
On Friday, October 27, Kiah Hicks was inducted into the CSU Athletics Hall of Fame for Women’s Track and Field (2011-15). She excelled in the throws events and was a member of the 2015 MW Outdoor Championship team. Hicks won four conference titles and maintained a strong academic career. In 2015, she won the Thurman [Read More...]
National Chemistry Week 2023
October 20, 2023
This week, October 15-21, 2023, celebrated National Chemistry Week (NCW). NCW takes place on the third week of October and usually coincides with Mole Day. NCW is a public awareness campaign of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that promotes the value of Chemistry in everyday life. The program aims to unite ACS local sections, student [Read More...]
Grad Student, Andrea Selkow, Wins 2023 Lawrence Salvati, Jr. Award.
August 25, 2023
Andrea Selkow, a chemistry grad student in Professor Melissa Reynold’s group, was awarded the 2023 Lawrence Salvati, Jr. Award. Andrea’s research is focused in applied organic synthesis. Her current project focuses on the synthesis of NONOate derivatives with antibacterial potential. The Lawrence Salvati, Jr. Award honors Dr. Lawrence Salvati, Jr., Chair of the inaugural Surfaces [Read More...]
Professor Seonah Kim awarded NSF Fund
August 21, 2023
Associate Professor Seonah Kim in the department of chemistry, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to develop solubility databases and neural network models from the Chemical Theory, Models, and Computational Methods (CTMC) program in the NSF Division of Chemistry. The three-year, approximately $449,440 grant will allow Kim’s group to design chemical processes with [Read More...]
2023 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase (CURC)
May 8, 2023
Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) is an annual event held in April that showcases the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students across various disciplines. CSU Department of Chemistry had a very strong showing at CURC 2023. Professor Nancy Levinger gave the keynote presentation prior to the award ceremony. Professor Debbie Crans’ group had nine [Read More...]
2023 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF)
May 1, 2023
The annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) is a platform for students from Colorado to present a scientific research project that they designed and conducted in school/homeschool. The goal is to nurture interest in science and technology, and foster professional skills, high ethical standards, diversity, and continuing intellectual development among the young generation. The [Read More...]
5th Year Chemistry PhD Students Awarded Postdoc Fellowships
April 5, 2023
5th year chemistry PhD students, Colby Evans (in Justin Sambur’s group) and Heidi Klem (Robert Paton’s group) have recently landed prestigious postdoctoral fellowships! They have both been awarded competitive NIST-NRC postdoctoral fellowships. Robert Paton says, “The NIST NRC Postdoctoral Program supports a nationwide competitive postdoctoral program administered in cooperation with the National Academies/National Research Council [Read More...]
CSU Chemistry Department Assistant Professor Hosts GWB Event
March 13, 2023
Held in conjunction with the U.N. Day of Women and Girls in Science, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Global Women’s Breakfast (GWB2023) took place on February 14, 2023. This year the event’s theme was, “Breaking Barriers in Science.” The overall goal of this series is to establish an active network of [Read More...]
Carlos Olivo Named Winner of Region 10 Excellence in Advising – Faculty Advisor
December 15, 2022
Associate Teaching Professor Carlos Olivo has recently been awarded Winner of Region 10 Excellence in Advising – Faculty Advisor. This award is given on behalf of NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. He will be recognized at the upcoming regional conference in February 2023. Follow the links provided for more information on this award [Read More...]
Chemistry Alumna Cassidy Jackson Joins the Institute for Defense Analyses
December 9, 2022
Alumni News Dr. Cassidy Jackson (Zadrozny group) recently joined the Institute for Defense Analyses. Congrats, Cassidy! IDA News Release: ALEXANDRIA, VA (November 2022) – Colorado State University alumna Cassidy E. Jackson joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a research staff member in the Operational Evaluation Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. [Read More...]
Delphine Farmer wins the Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award
September 22, 2022
Delphine Farmer, an associate professor in the chemistry department, has won the Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union. The AGU annually recognizes excellence in research and leadership in the atmospheric and climate sciences. The award will be presented to her at the AGU Fall Meeting which will take place in December in [Read More...]
Regional Air Monitoring Site Coming to Spur Campus
August 25, 2022
The Spur campus in Denver, CO has awarded a grant to Megan Willis, Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Delphine Farmer, Professor in Chemistry, and Shantanu Jathar, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering to establish a Regional Air Monitoring Site (RAMS). The site will bring an atmospheric perspective to Spur’s focus on human, animal, and environmental health. Spur [Read More...]
JOHN K. STILLE SYMPOSIUM – FRONTIERS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
August 6, 2022
Registration is now open. Click here to register. [Read More...]
Chemistry student selected as a DARPA Riser
June 27, 2022
Fourth year chemistry student, Kate Kostenkova, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) to participate in the agency’s Forward Conference series as a DARPA Riser. DARPA risers are up-and-coming standouts in their fields, capable of discovering and leveraging innovative opportunities for technological surprise—the heart of DARPA’s national security mission. The conference will [Read More...]
Chemistry Student Honored
May 16, 2022
Elise Hadjis is double majoring in chemistry and merchandising and was honored for her fashion collection by the College of Health and Human Sciences. Read the article to see how she is using both majors to experiment with nano-solar technology and how to incorporate that into the weave or knit structure of a garment. Congratulations [Read More...]
Chemistry Graduate Student Receives AAUW Fellowship
April 27, 2022
Graduate student Kelly Nieto has been selected to receive an AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship for the 2022-23 award year! The American Association of University Woman, AAUW, is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1881 to advance equity for woman through research, advocacy, and education. The AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship is a prestigious award which [Read More...]
Learning Assistants in Chemistry
April 14, 2022
Learning Assistants are changing the way students learn in some of our core chemistry classes, and the results have been overwhelmingly positive. Learning Assistants are undergraduate students who assist a professor in one of our core classes. They are campus employees who have taken the course and received a B+ or better. In addition, they [Read More...]
Celebrate! Colorado State Awards 2022
April 13, 2022
The Celebrate! Colorado State Awards recipients have been announced and the Chemistry department has several outstanding faculty members on the list. Each year, Colorado State University celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of CSU students, alumni, academic faculty, administrative professionals, and classified staff as part of the Celebrate! Colorado State Awards. Here is a list of [Read More...]
Two Chemistry Graduates are selected as new Graduate Fellows
March 20, 2022
The new Graduate Fellows have been selected for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Chemistry has two students who earned the title! Christopher Gale and Heidi Kreckel, a big congratulations to you both! [Read More...]
SCIENCE STRAIGHT UP – CHEMISTS AMBER KRUMMEL AND NANCY LEVINGER FEATURED IN RECENT PODCASTS
September 20, 2021
Associate Professor Amber Krummel is featured in Science is Human Because Humans do Science—Why Diversity Counts on July 8 and Professor Nancy Levinger provides her expertise in The Big Chill: How Cryopreservation Will Change Our Way of Life on July 22. Science Straight Up is a podcast presented by the Telluride Science Center. Listen to [Read More...]
Andrea Westlie receives DSM Bright Science Award for PhD Students at ACS National Meeting
September 19, 2021
Ph.D. student Andrea Westlie of the Chen Group was selected as the Grand DSM Prize Award winner of the ACS Polymer Division DSM Bright Science Award for Ph.D. students at the fall ACS national meeting on August 25, 2021. The purpose of the DSM Bright Science Award for Ph.D. Students is to recognize and reward excellence [Read More...]
Kate Kostenkova receives the Society of Bioinorganic Chemistry Flash Presentation Award
September 19, 2021
Kate Kostenkova, a fourth-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, received the Society of Bioinorganic Chemistry Flash Presentation Award at the 1st Electronic Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (eBIC). This virtual conference was hosted by the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, which is the premier society for bioinorganic chemists. This international [Read More...]
Chern-Hooi Lim named C&EN’s Talented Twelve
September 14, 2021
Dr. Lim, Founder and CEO of New Iridium, has been named one of C&EN’s Talented Twelve. C&EN’s Talented Twelve will host a free, two-day virtual symposium on September 27 and 28, 2021. Dr. Lim has been tagged as a “photocatalyst phenom” and will present his work in developing organic molecules that spur on light-powered reactions. [Read More...]
Kill it with fire: CSU researchers seek solution for pervasive PFAS pollutants
August 26, 2021
CSU researchers Jens Blotevogel and Anthony Rappé recently received a $474,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant to study and improve the incineration process, so PFAS can be permanently removed from the environment without producing hazardous byproducts. Read full article at SOURCE. [Read More...]
Inaugural cohort of CSU Leadership Fellows includes Chemistry Associate Professor Amber Krummel
July 28, 2021
The inaugural cohort of Colorado State University Leadership Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year was announced earlier this month. This new program was developed by President Joyce McConnell and university leadership to reach out to and support the many tremendously talented leaders among CSU faculty and staff to help them strengthen their leadership skills, enhance their [Read More...]
